Pentagon reports the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq surpasses 1,000.

Wed. Sept. 8

CBS "60 Minutes" reports that "President Bush received preferential
treatment to gain entrance to the Texas Air National Guard and that he
may not have fulfilled all of the requirements." --questions about the
authenticity of memos used in this broadcast created a stir of controversy
(see Sept. 20)

CBS News anchor Dan Rather apologizes for using questionable documents
in the "60 Minutes" story on Bush's National Guard service, stating that
he no longer has confidence in them and that it was a "mistake in judgment"
to use them.